chronicles of eden - act I (81 page)

“Oh no, Daniel!” she cried out running over towards the others.

“Are slime women friendly?” Daniel asked nervously.

“Not exactly,” Alyssa said with worry as she looked at the new monster. Triska geared back to strike at it with her blade before Specca ran over and grabbed her hand.

“No! Don’t attack it now!” she pleaded urgently.

“Are you kidding me? Its got itself wrapped all over his body, why the hell should I not attack it?” Triska yelled out at the girl. Squeak geared back to strike down at the monster’s head before Alyssa held out her staff to stop her.

“Don’t! She’s right, you can’t anger it now!” she called out. Squeak and Triska looked at her with disbelief while Daniel glanced back to her.

“What do you mean? Why not?” he asked nervously.

“Don’t move, Daniel, don’t struggle. Just remain perfectly still,” Specca quickly warned as she looked at the new monster. Daniel froze as he kept looking away from the monster that was smiling softly at him, the creature tilting its head slightly with curiosity.

“Not good, it’s a green one. This is bad, very bad,” Alyssa said nervously.

“That’s not making me feel better about this,” Daniel said shaking his head while still glancing back to the girls.

“What’s going on, why can’t we attack it?” Triska asked while keeping her sword ready.

“Oh no, no no no,” Specca whimpered nervously.

“Again, not making me feel better about the situation,” Daniel commented nervously while keeping his eyes away from the slime woman. Squeak made a squeaking sound with a fearful expression while Triska looked at the monster that was enveloping Daniel with worried eyes.

“Why can’t we attack it? We can’t just let it take Daniel like this,” Triska asked looking to Specca. The nixie shook her head while staring at the green slime woman. Alyssa glanced to her with worry.

“You know about them too, don’t you?” she asked. Specca nodded with concern.

“Yes,” she said softly.

“Could you explain to me what exactly is wrapped around my body at the moment?” Daniel asked as he glanced back towards the new monster. Specca glanced to Triska as she and Squeak were looking at her with worry.

“Slime women are feral monsters; they have very basic emotions and thinking. There are several different types of slime women in the world, but they all have most of the same characteristics,” she said carefully. She looked back to the monster as it let out a quiet moaning sound from its mouth, the voice seeming soft yet haunting. Specca adjusted her glasses as she watched it carefully.

“The most consistent trait they have in common is their nature with handling men. They envelop them and then stimulate them until they provide their semen, with which the slime women absorb to create new ones that split off from the parent. Some use pheromones and poison to get the man stimulated while others take the shape of alluring women to attract their prey,” she continued.

“Ok, that’s all the more reason we should kill it now! For god’s sake she’s got Daniel trapped inside of her!” Triska cried out looking back at the monster. Alyssa shook her head with a frustrated expression.

“You don’t understand, Triska, green slime women are very temperamental. They anger easily if their victim tries to escape or if they are attacked,” she cautioned. Daniel glanced back to her with a nervous expression.

“Um… what happens if they get angry?” he asked slowly. Alyssa looked at him with worried eyes then to the slime monster. Specca glanced to Triska and Squeak who were looking at her with fear, both wondering the same question.

“In the event that their prey will not cooperate, is not male, or attempts to fight back, the slime woman will…” Specca said before trailing off.

“She’ll what?” Triska asked urgently. Specca paused for a moment then looked back to Daniel.

“They’ll dissolve their victim and absorb them for nutrients. She’ll… eat Daniel.”

In the world of Eden there were two types of monsters that roamed the lands. The first type were known as 'feral' monsters, ones that lacked any real intelligence. These were closer to wild animals than others, following their inner nature mindlessly. Some were docile and peaceful while others were savage and dangerous, with most of them unable to speak or form any cognitive thought. The second type were known as 'sentient' monsters. These were capable of higher thinking and often formed clans or communities within their own kind. They could speak the human language and often wore clothing or wielded weaponry like humans did. However, whether they were feral or sentient they were all monsters still, all in the search for mates to use to breed with.

And all were to be treated as dangerous.

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"Wait, it'll do what?" Daniel shouted out with surprise, looking back to the other girls as he was being held by a slime woman next to the river's edge. He was suspended in the water as the green gelatinous substance had enveloped his body up to his shoulders, the slime woman watching him with a curious smile while its upper body was above the surface. Although her upper figure was shaped like a woman's, it was semi-transparent as it was made of nothing but green slime.

"If we try to pry Daniel from its grasp or attack it, it will turn hostile to defend itself. A green slime woman’s body becomes like acid as a defense mechanism, it'll dissolve Daniel's body and absorb him for nutrients like food," Specca explained nervously.

"What?" Triska yelled out while Squeak looked at the nixie with wide eyes. Alyssa stared at the slime woman with frustration as she held her staff, franticly trying to think of how to save Daniel before he was either raped or killed, or both.

"Um… so, what… are our options here?" Daniel asked nervously as he looked back at the monster, the creature's pink eyes staring into his while it let out a small ghostly moan. It slowly held its hands around his shoulders and leaned closer to him, the monster's mouth showing a soft smile still.

"How do we get it to let him go?" Triska asked urgently.

"It'll only let him go after she's gotten what she wants from him," Specca said shaking her head. Triska looked at Daniel with fear as he quivered a bit.

"Isn't there any other way?" Daniel asked worriedly.

"Can't we pull him out before she kills him?" Triska asked sheathing her sword.

"Believe me it would take considerable force to pull him out of that monster's grip, it'll kill him long before we get half of his body loose," Alyssa said shaking her head. Squeak held her pickaxe worriedly as she squeaked with a fearful expression.

"She's right, she'll turn completely acidic if angered, Daniel won't survive being stuck inside her like that," Specca said fearfully.

"Ok… so… are you saying the only way I'm getting out of this… is to…" Daniel said before he gulped. Triska's eyes widened as she shook her head.

'No, this isn't happening! I can't let this thing rape him right in front of me!'

Daniel trembled as he struggled to see straight, his eyes losing focus as a tingling sensation was felt along his arms and legs. His body began to feel warm all over, his breathing picking up as felt the slime around his body slithering around. The girls watched as his clothing started to wear and dissolve slowly around the edges.

"It's starting; her body is getting rid of anything that isn't Daniel. She's going to intoxicate him after that… then, use him," Alyssa said with wide eyes.

"What are we supposed to do here? C'mon, Alyssa, Specca! You two are the monster experts here, think of something quick!" Triska cried out. She looked back to Daniel with frightful eyes as Daniel's breathing picked up, his eyes struggling to see straight as his body felt warmer. Triska quickly ran over and dove behind him onto the ground, thrusting her arm into the slime and around Daniel's chest. The monster slowly looked over to her with narrowed eyes as Triska looked at it fearfully.

"What are you doing Triska?" Specca asked with surprise.

"Are you crazy? She'll melt away your arm if you do that!" Alyssa shouted out. Triska held in her scream as she shook her head, her arm starting to show bubbles forming around it as it trembled.

"I can't let her take Daniel!" she yelled out.

"Triska! Triska, pull your arm out, now!" Daniel said as the girl struggled to hold onto him.

"No, I can't let it take you like this!" Triska said with a strained voice. She felt pain searing around her arm as the slime woman let out a ghostly groan. The other girls watched her with surprise as Triska glared at the monster with a strained expression.

"We need to pull him out somehow; we're not letting this thing use him like this!" Triska cried out with a few tears forming, her arm starting to burn from the green slime.

"We can't pull him out fast enough; he's stuck inside of her. If that monster senses Daniel being taken away then her entire body will become acidic. If she turns completely Daniel will die in seconds," Alyssa franticly said.

"Triska, let go, please, don't do this. It's going to take your arm off," Daniel said as he saw his friend struggling not to scream. Specca looked at Triska with worried eyes then to the slime monster with a glare. She took off her glasses and quickly handed them to Alyssa.

"Just hold onto him, Triska, and don't let go," she said before she ran over and dove into the water. The group watched her vanish with a small splash as Triska held onto Daniel's chest with all her might. The slime woman glared at the human while Alyssa and Squeak watched it with frustration.

"Just hang on, Triska; as long as something else is in her body she won't try to breed with Daniel. Just don't try to pull him out otherwise she'll kill him," Alyssa cautioned as she held her staff and the nixie's glasses. Triska let out a small yell as her other hand clutched the grass tightly, straining herself to hold onto Daniel as her arm felt like it was on fire. If she were to let go of him he would be used by the slime monster as a breeding tool, and if she tried to pull him out the monster would kill him.

"I'm… not letting… go…" Triska grunted through bared teeth. She growled heavily as she glared at the monster, the slime woman letting out a ghostly groan as it rose up slightly higher while holding its arms out to its sides. Daniel and Triska looked up at the monster while Alyssa and Squeak watched it with narrowed eyes.

"I'll never… let him go. Never!" Triska shouted out as she struggled to bear through the pain, holding in her screams the best she could as a few tears formed in her eyes.

"Triska…" Daniel said glancing back to her. She glared at the slime monster with a strained expression.

"You hear me, bitch? It'll be a cold day in hell the day you take the boy I lo-"

Suddenly the slime monster swayed to the side with a loud groan as the river started to flow wildly, the group looking to seeing the current speeding up as the monster looked around with a surprised expression.

"What's happening?" Alyssa asked looking around at the water. The group and slime woman looked over to seeing a whirlpool forming behind the monster in the river, the funnel speeding up with a growing roar as the river started to violently splash around. The slime monster wavered then fell to the side, its arm falling in and melding back into its base as it flailed around. Daniel and Triska watched with wonder as the whirlpool grew larger and spun faster, the water roaring loudly as the waves crashed over the edges of the river nearby. A large wave rolled around and slammed into the slime woman from the side, splashing against it as it wavered and struggled to float upright again. Triska and Daniel coughed out water as the slime woman held onto Daniel, the boy feeling the current starting to pull on him and the monster that was wrapped around him.

"What's going on?" Triska asked as she held onto Daniel. She felt the slime woman’s acid on her arm receding as the monster was more focused on trying to remain afloat. Another large wave crashed into them, causing Daniel to lurch to the side while the slime monster reached out and grabbed hold of his chest with a sticky hand.

"Squeak, grab him!" Alyssa yelled as she held out her staff, the relic glowing orange as she focused on keeping Daniel from being carried off in the current. Squeak ran over and grabbed hold of Daniel's arm, the ant girl then striking her pickaxe into the ground and anchoring herself as she held onto the boy. The slime monster's body slipped down towards his waist as it looked around with wide eyes, the head wavering as another wave of water crashed against it.

"Wait, is… is this Specca's doing?" Daniel asked looking around.

"Specca? How?" Triska asked with surprise. Alyssa glanced to the water and smiled confidently.

"She's a water spirit, she has full control over the water while in contact with it," she said as another wave slammed into the slime monster, the creature struggling to hold onto its prey as the current constantly pushed and pulled on it. The monster tried to slide back up along Daniel's body but slipped further back down as another wave slammed into them. Daniel and Triska coughed out water while Squeak held onto Daniel with a firm grip. He felt his body caught in the current of water as he looked around at seeing the waves growing larger and larger inside the small river. Another one circled around and slammed into them, causing the slime monster to slide down to Daniel's legs.

"She's using the force of the river to wash the monster off of him, just hold on tight!" Alyssa called out as the girls watched the slime monster struggle to hold onto Daniel's legs. He kicked one foot free as the monster gurgled and screeched weakly while trying to hold onto his other leg. Triska and Squeak held onto Daniel securely as they watched the slime woman’s head and face warp and bend, the monster's body stretching out as it was being pulled along by the powerful current.

"Dammit, just let him go!" Triska yelled out as she held her arm around Daniel's chest while her other hand clutched the ground tightly. The slime monster's hand slowly reached out and stretched towards Daniel's face.

"Alyssa, pull him out now!" Triska called back.